On March 18th, Carey Kish left the summit of Springer Mountain in Georgia and started hiking north on the Appalachian Trail, aka the AT. His Six-Moon Journey (the name of his blog at MaineToday.com) began…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer This is a great summer. I have been getting out and I have been getting out with my friends. We’ve been hiking, climbing and biking as much as we can…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer Mount Percival, Mount Morgan, Rattlesnakes and Mount Livermore The Crawford-Ridgepole Trail begins near Cotton Mountain, just north of the Science Center and traverses the summits of the mountains that make…

    by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer The golfing gals, Sarah and Sharon, had so much fun hiking the Carters a few weeks ago that they brought along a few more friends when we returned…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer My friends Sarah and Sharon, the golfing gals, are back and ready to hit the trails this summer. All winter these two snowbirds carried their golf bags and spent time…

by Amy Patenaude Outdoor/Ski Writer An early start driving up Success Pond Road all but guaranteed that we wouldn’t see any ATVs out four wheeling. I guess there is no need for most people to…

 (The new AMC Southern New Hampshire Trail Guide is Out!) by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer May was a great month for skiing and hiking! Becca and I skinned up Cannon and skied down…

    by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer “Iceland, really?” yes it is true. Charlie and I went to Iceland to compete in Iceland’s premier Worldloppet cross-country race on May 2nd. May 2nd is…

by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Yes, I know it is May. Technically the season of spring, according to my calendar, began on Friday March 20th but Mother Nature is still allowing winter to…

by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer While skiers and snowboarders raced to Tuckerman Ravine, we decided to take advantage of the lingering snow on Mount Cardigan. Maple syrup farmers and spring skiing enthusiasts like…

by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Winter and Spring are fighting. Spring wants in and winter doesn’t want to leave. I cheer hard and loud for winter to win until summer joins the battle…

by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer My summer golfing-hiking and winter snowbird friend, Sharon, came all the way from Florida to ski a few days with me last week. We had talked about meeting…

Two Nights in the Stone Hut on Mount Mansfield by Amy Patenaude Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Stowe Mountain Resort is a classic ski mountain. Mount Mansfield’s Chin is Vermont’s high point at elevation 4,395 feet.…

by Amy Patenaude, Weirs Times Outdoor/Ski Writer Everyone I know is tired of shoveling snow. We’re wondering where we’re going to pile up the next snowstorm. Our walkway is now narrowed to just one shovel…

By  Amy Patenaude, Outdoors / Ski Writer Did the Bride have cold feet? No she didn’t have cold feet. She had quickly snapped back a reply to my inquiry that her feet were quite warm.…